New Baby Artillery

DonVoigt · 01-20-2018, 10:25 AM

Thanks for the pictures of Art making the frame mods! Your 1906 upper looks fine too.
Not unusual to need two side plates to make two different uppers function with the same lower; those pesky tolerances again.

I will be very curious to know if you can get all 3 uppers(the 3" when you make it included) to function with the same main spring.

The shortened frame makes for an exacting job to get the mainspring the correct length and strength. My 3" 7,65mm upper and the bull 9mm will function with the same mainspring; but it took a while and cutting several springs to get the "right" one. It also takes Privi or hand loaded 7,65mm to function- fiocchi just won't work.

01-20-2018, 10:25 AM	#14
DonVoigt User Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: near Charlotte NC Posts: 4,681 Thanks: 1,443 Thanked 4,356 Times in 2,041 Posts	Thanks for the pictures of Art making the frame mods! Your 1906 upper looks fine too. Not unusual to need two side plates to make two different uppers function with the same lower; those pesky tolerances again. I will be very curious to know if you can get all 3 uppers(the 3" when you make it included) to function with the same main spring. The shortened frame makes for an exacting job to get the mainspring the correct length and strength. My 3" 7,65mm upper and the bull 9mm will function with the same mainspring; but it took a while and cutting several springs to get the "right" one. It also takes Privi or hand loaded 7,65mm to function- fiocchi just won't work. __________________ 03man(Don Voigt); Luger student and collector. Looking for DWM side plate: 69 ; Dreyse 1907 pistol K.S. Gendarmerie